Religious Callers

[SeanMacGabhann]

I would say the reality exceeds the idea

[Marmora Man]

I was brought up as a Quaker. One venerable elderly grey haired lady of the Society always used to greet such doorsteppers with the phrase "Oh how interesting - come in and have a cup of tea, I'm sure you'd like to hear all about my views" - word got around quite quickly that she was prepared to counter convert (religious equivalent of MAD?) and JW calls ceased.

[jumpinjackflash]

I remember a big Quaker family that lived on Marmora Road actually MM! One of the daughters went to my school.

[mockney piers]

Here's a great gambit from Callum Gilhholey dealing with JWs(direct link to a realmedia file)

"- hello we'd like to talk to you about our God

- Brilliant, then I can talk to you about how your life would be better iof you got the suzuki 330...."

[Jeremy]

ChavWivaLawDegree Wrote:

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> Yeh some dodgy bits in Isiah about slavery!

But that's the problem... the moment you start picking and choosing which bits to buy into, it renders the whole thing invalid in my opinion!

[Brendan]

As these are people who are willing to engage strangers in conversation on the bus I propose we declare January Pull a Preacher month. I have seen a few who are passably attractive.

It will lighten up an otherwise dreary month. You could even start a thread with a points system on a sliding scale from mildly inappropriate banter to full blown abandonment of organised religion in favour of drug fuelled hedonism.

It?s a less ridiculous idea than having a whole host of religions justified solely by a belief that a book, cobbled together over the millennia from writings produced from different frames of reference and for different purposes and different people, somehow speaks with one moral voice.

I?m going to be busy in January by the way. Let me know how you guys get on.

[Jeremy]

Extra points for the more bizarre denominations... Jehovahs Witness, Quaker, Plymouth Brethren, etc.

Extra points if they're the same gender as you.

Extra points for beard (male) or unshaven legs (female).

[mockney piers]

I'm with moos, if a 'preacher' is politely willing to strike up interesting conversational debate, then I'll be more than happy, be the topic their evangelical god (my lack of capitals, not theirs), the Invisible Pink Unicorn or indeed donkey buggery. If they're pretty then all the better.

To shout, bully, frighten, lecture, preach and generally make themselves unwelcome is as horribly antisocial as loud music, litter and spitting on buses as far as I'm concerned.

For the record I'm normally pretty nice to the JWs that come to my door, they're actually quite a cheery addition to a sunday morning and are happy to engage in lively 'debate' and have certainly done me no harm, are sensitive polite and personable.

My lot are black, middle class and I have yet to hear a tut from one of them, perhaps tutting is a cultural thing, the white middle class version of sucking teeth?

[Brendan]

tut tut. There you go bringing class into it again.

[Brendan]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Plymouth Brethren...

I always thought that was a type of motorcar.

As in, ??a Quaker in the back of my Plymouth Brethren??

[Keef]

You could be on to something there Piers. Maybe I've just been lucky, I have never seen an aggressive one, they've always been softly spoken blokes.

[Jeremy]

Brendan Wrote:

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> Jeremy Wrote:

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> > Plymouth Brethren...

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> I always thought that was a type of motorcar.

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> As in, ??a Quaker in the back of my Plymouth

> Brethren??

Yeah, I'm imagining a large American "station wagon" made of wood.

http://www.hudsonmotorcarco.com/images/gallery/1942-Station-Wagon.jpg

[Brendan]

Looks more comfortable than the back of a Volkswagen.

[david_carnell]

Volkswagens? Are they German Jehovah's Witnesses?

[MadWorld74]

Don't answer the door. Or answer the door, tell them that you're Pagan and would they like to join you in a ritual you are just preparing for?...

[Brendan]

david_carnell Wrote:

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> Volkswagens? Are they German Jehovah's Witnesses?

Zat's Jahovah's Vitnesses!

Now stop being so xenophobic.

[louisiana]

I find I only get them once every two months or so. These jesus types are clearly unfit and can't make it up the hill (Mount Adon Park).

[MadWorld74]

The Watchtower will get to you, don't worry about that.